Massacre Plot Thwarted: North Carolina Woman, Texas Teen Arrested In Synagogue Attack Scheme

Authorities have dismantled a chilling plot to commit a mass-casualty attack on Houston’s Congregation Beth Israel, arresting an 18-year-old North Carolina woman and a 16-year-old Houston boy. Investigators say the pair planned to “kill as many Jews as possible” by driving a vehicle into the congregation.

Angelina Han Hicks was arrested Thursday in Lexington, NC, after the FBI uncovered evidence of the scheme in her home.

She is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and is held on a $10 million bond. Simultaneously, Houston police and the FBI arrested the unidentified 16-year-old, charging him with conspiracy to commit capital murder…

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